The first week of April saw more excellent work making the street safer from right across the UK.
Traffic Stops
In Humberside, Police Dog Roxy and colleagues stopped a stolen vehicle and the driver was subsequently arrested for burglary. Police dogs really help the police catch criminals and deter those who might be up to no good. A great result from Police Dog Roxy and her handler!
🚔 This week's #TrafficStop goes to police officers in #Humberside, who were ably assisted by Police Dog Roxy in stopping a stolen vehicle and arresting the suspect. Good on Roxy for being there to take a bite out of crime! https://t.co/QbYTkzNONv
— The Public Safety Foundation (@PublicSafetyFdn) April 4, 2023
Stop and Search
Another knife and the person carrying it was taken off the street thanks to the excellent use of stop and search to reduce violent crime. In this particular case, officers on foot patrol in Romford made the arrests.
🎖️ Our #FootPatrolOfTheWeek goes to police officers on foot in #Romford who used their stop and search powers to get this knife and the person carrying it off the street. Thank you for making the streets safer! https://t.co/L4MhdZNGOV
— The Public Safety Foundation (@PublicSafetyFdn) April 4, 2023
Arrests
In Belfast, police arrested a man and found more than £100,000 of drugs and £30,000 of cash as part of an investigation into the supply of illegal drugs. The Police Service of Northern Ireland operate in a challenging environment, and good to see them tackling drug-dealing robustly. Well done!
🎯 Our #ArrestOfTheWeek goes to police officers in Northern Ireland, who arrested a man as part of a drug supply investigation and seized more than £100k of drugs and £30k of cash. Vital work to keep the streets safe. https://t.co/DIcsPHa4JV
— The Public Safety Foundation (@PublicSafetyFdn) March 31, 2023
Warrants and Raids
Meanwhile, in Preston, as part of a police operation named ‘Warrior’, police taided an address early in the morning and seized drugs, cash and weapons. Great to see these Lancashire police officers taking the fight against crime to the door of another drug dealer! Great work!
🏠 Our #WarrantOfTheWeek goes to police in #Preston for taking the fight against crime and disorder to the door of another drug dealer – seizing drugs, cash and weapons. Great work! https://t.co/IVz5cQtdB1
— The Public Safety Foundation (@PublicSafetyFdn) April 3, 2023
Community Payback
Finally, in Derbyshire, probation officers put convicted criminals to work cleaning up rubbish from paths, parks, and housing estates – with more than 70 bags of rubbish collected. We know that cleaner streets are safer streets, so it’s great to see probation in Derbyshire making sure that Community Payback contributes to the fight against crime!
👷 Our #CommunityPayback of the week is from #Derbyshire, where 70+ bags were filled with rubbishcollected from paths, parks, and housing estates. Great work delivering justice and building on the fact that cleaner streets are safer streets! #CP50 https://t.co/UKcMKBsMHo
— The Public Safety Foundation (@PublicSafetyFdn) March 31, 2023
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